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I'd say I do 1 - 2 hours keyboarding a day, if by that you mean continuous typing. It greatly depends on the stage I'm at with my document. Right now I'm reviewing and making changes, so I spend a lot of time moving from problem to problem, stopping to ponder, ask someone something, then typing for a few minutes. In general, it's the thinking that takes my time, not the actual finger moving.
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From: Sarah Stegall [mailto:siliconwriter -at- comcast -dot- net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:35 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: keyboard hrs vs non-keyboard hrs
As i sit here recovering from CTS surgery, I am trying to come up with
an estimation of how much impact this wll have on my work schedule.
What would you folks say is a good number for the amount of time you
actually spend typing text? I came up w/2 hours a day, which seems
woefully little. However, we're in the early developpment stage of the
product (software), so I spend a bunch of time reading specs and
interviewing. I would say that when I'm really cranking, I can do 4-5
hrs keyboarding a day.
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